JAL to fly plane with livery featuring actress Ebihara

JAL to fly plane with livery featuring actress Ebihara

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Yuri Ebihara (C) poses in front of a Japan Airlines plane carrying an advertisement for fashion brand Samantha Thavasa featuring her photo at a hangar at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2011. JAL will fly the plane on some domestic routes.

Prince Tomohito undergoes surgery

Prince Tomohito undergoes surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoundo Hospital director Satoshi Ebihara briefs reporters on the operation for throat cancer on Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2010. He said the 64-year-old prince had two cancerous lesions removed during surgery performed the same day by Ebihara at the hospital in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.

Veteran bartender captivates guests with art of serving beer

Veteran bartender captivates guests with art of serving beer

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran bartender Kiyoshi Ebihara poses for the camera at the Lion beer hall in Tokyo's Ginza district in July, holding a jug of draft beer he has just poured with a skill cultivated over his 43-year career.

Japan names Fujisaki as new envoy to U.S., Ebihara to Britain

Japan names Fujisaki as new envoy to U.S., Ebihara to Britain

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government on April 1 appointed Ichiro Fujisaki (C in file photo) as new ambassador to the United States and Shin Ebihara (R in file photo) as ambassador to Britain. Shinichi Kitajima (L in file photo), former ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, was named to succeed Fujisaki as ambassador of Japan's permanent mission in Geneva.

Japan to name Yabunaka vice FM, Fujisaki as envoy to U.S.

Japan to name Yabunaka vice FM, Fujisaki as envoy to U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show (from left to right) Deputy Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka who is expected to be named vice foreign minister, Ichiro Fujisaki, who will be named ambassador to the United States, and Shin Ebihara, who will is expected to be tapped as ambassador to Britain, government officials said on Dec. 27.

Indonesia, Japan conclude patrol boat accord

Indonesia, Japan conclude patrol boat accord

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Shin Ebihara (L) signs diplomatic notes, along with an Indonesian official, on Tokyo's provision of three patrol boats to fight piracy and deter terrorism in the Malacca Strait.

Indonesia, Japan cancel signing on donation of patrol boats

Indonesia, Japan cancel signing on donation of patrol boats

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Shin Ebihara leaves the Indonesian Foreign Ministry on June 14 after the Indonesian government and the Japanese Embassy in Jakarta canceled a planned signing of diplomatic notes over Tokyo's grant for Jakarta to procure three patrol boats from Japan to fight terrorism, piracy and weapons proliferation.

Nippon Mitsubishi, Koa Oil to integrate refining operations

Nippon Mitsubishi, Koa Oil to integrate refining operations

TOKYO, Japan - Koa Oil Co. President Yasushi Ebihara (L) and Nippon Mitsubishi Oil Corp. President Fumiaki Watari pose for photographers after announcing plans to integrate their oil refining operations through an equity-swap scheme at a news conference in Tokyo on May 10.

Indonesia, Japan cancel signing on donation of patrol boats

Indonesia, Japan cancel signing on donation of patrol boats

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Shin Ebihara leaves the Indonesian Foreign Ministry on June 14 after the Indonesian government and the Japanese Embassy in Jakarta canceled a planned signing of diplomatic notes over Tokyo's grant for Jakarta to procure three patrol boats from Japan to fight terrorism, piracy and weapons proliferation. (Kyodo)

Indonesia, Japan conclude patrol boat accord

Indonesia, Japan conclude patrol boat accord

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Shin Ebihara (L) signs diplomatic notes, along with an Indonesian official, on Tokyo's provision of three patrol boats to fight piracy and deter terrorism in the Malacca Strait. (Kyodo)

Japan to name Yabunaka vice FM, Fujisaki as envoy to U.S.

Japan to name Yabunaka vice FM, Fujisaki as envoy to U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show (from left to right) Deputy Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka who is expected to be named vice foreign minister, Ichiro Fujisaki, who will be named ambassador to the United States, and Shin Ebihara, who will is expected to be tapped as ambassador to Britain, government officials said on Dec. 27. (Kyodo)

Japan names Fujisaki as new envoy to U.S., Ebihara to Britain

Japan names Fujisaki as new envoy to U.S., Ebihara to Britain

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government on April 1 appointed Ichiro Fujisaki (C in file photo) as new ambassador to the United States and Shin Ebihara (R in file photo) as ambassador to Britain. Shinichi Kitajima (L in file photo), former ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, was named to succeed Fujisaki as ambassador of Japan's permanent mission in Geneva. (Kyodo)

Shiseido to celebrate Benefique 20th anniversary with new serum

Shiseido to celebrate Benefique 20th anniversary with new serum

Model Yuri Ebihara holds a bottle of the Hydro Genius serum, a new product of Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co., at a press conference in Tokyo on June 24, 2016. The serum under the Benefique brand, touted as highly moisturizing, will go on sale Sept. 1 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the company's mainstay cosmetics brand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

JAL to fly plane with livery featuring actress Ebihara

JAL to fly plane with livery featuring actress Ebihara

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Yuri Ebihara (C) poses in front of a Japan Airlines plane carrying an advertisement for fashion brand Samantha Thavasa featuring her photo at a hangar at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2011. JAL will fly the plane on some domestic routes. (Kyodo)

Prince Tomohito undergoes surgery

Prince Tomohito undergoes surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoundo Hospital director Satoshi Ebihara briefs reporters on the operation for throat cancer on Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2010. He said the 64-year-old prince had two cancerous lesions removed during surgery performed the same day by Ebihara at the hospital in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. (Kyodo)

Olympic scenes: Javelin thrower sticks out tongue

Olympic scenes: Javelin thrower sticks out tongue

Japan's Yuki Ebihara sticks out her tongue after her third throw in a qualifying round of the women's javelin at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 16, 2016. Ebihara failed to advance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Olympics: Scenes from athletics on Day 12

Olympics: Scenes from athletics on Day 12

Japan's Yuki Ebihara reacts after throwing in a qualifying round of the women's javelin at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Olympics: Scenes from athletics on Day 12

Olympics: Scenes from athletics on Day 12

Japan's Yuki Ebihara throws in a qualifying round of the women's javelin at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Veteran bartender captivates guests with art of serving beer

Veteran bartender captivates guests with art of serving beer

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran bartender Kiyoshi Ebihara poses for the camera at the Lion beer hall in Tokyo's Ginza district in July, holding a jug of draft beer he has just poured with a skill cultivated over his 43-year career. (Kyodo)

Yachi named as deputy vice foreign minister

Yachi named as deputy vice foreign minister

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yohei Kono announced major personnel appointments Dec. 26. (Top from L to R) Shotaro Yachi, deputy vice minister for foreign policy, Yoshihiro Nishida, director general of the Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau, (bottom from L to R) Shin Ebihara, director general of the Treaties Bureau, and Tadashi Imai, director general of the Intelligence and Analysis Bureau.